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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1909
Page
3
A sunlit miscellany of comic episodes and anecdotes from travels and courts. A summer visitor tests a Maine horse, clergymen deliver tongue in cheek prayers, a drummer pretends to diagnose snoring, and a New England guest jokes about a bed’s spring. The piece shifts to temple talk about providence and a bishop’s quips, ending with camphor’s wartime trade and cultural use across Asia and the West Indies.
The excerpt details camphor’s scarcity and its diverse medical uses such as a stimulant sedative analgesic and antiseptic. It notes methods of external application for sprains gout and paralysis and recalls English and German medical history including the term caimphire. It mentions artificial camphor and the legacy of a chemist Raspall in a yearly almanac.
A London correspondent reports that high rates and taxes hollow out the capital’s middle belt as residents flee to cheaper districts. Municipalities face deficits. 60,000 empty houses and losses in Hackney and Lewisham threaten services. A meeting of twenty boroughs seeks concerted action to reduce rates and revive tenants, noting middle and lower middle classes suffer most.
By Henry F. Cope the piece urges living rightly to achieve enduring greatness. It argues that the true measure lies in inner virtue honesty and elevation of purpose, not public position. The author calls readers to cultivate heart and mind, help others through church and community, and embody noble leadership.
A man stops the two bystanders with a brief plea at the office. He says he has a small boy at home who has never said a bright thing in his life. The bystanders thank him, then he adds the boy is too small to talk yet.
Florida women in orange growing districts scrub floors using orange halves. They rub the exposed pulp on boards and the citrus acid cleans effectively leaving floors very white and bright.
Rev Charles F Aked argues creation longs to see the soul of God and that moral effort depends on abundant good people. He notes past missionaries worked without modern machinery and urges personal active effort over relying on methods in church and Sunday school work.
A series of aphorisms exploring duty honesty hypocrisy and virtue. It contrasts courage and responsibility with flattery overzealousness and self deception while urging self discipline and sincere service to others. Strong statements about character and social conduct.
A series of maxims urging sympathy and grace toward others. Values include following the golden rule, acknowledging ideal deeds, and avoiding hollow efforts. Emphasizes authentic duty over mere performance and small acts as windows into a larger moral space.
Smith recalls years of dental trouble and describes having all teeth removed and a full artificial set fitted. Jones asks if they are satisfactory. Smith responds that they are and notes they can almost eat with them.
A husky hobo asks a kind woman for help and receives a rag bag. In China a dentist’s office uses a gong to drown a patient’s cries during a tooth extraction.
A St Louis Post Dispatch summary explains how India ink is produced in Asia. Craftsmen burn oil to create sooty soot yields, then mix with gum water and press into cakes or sticks. Sesame oil is prized though any oil works, and slow combustion is essential for a strong, gummed ink.
The piece surveys forthcoming works by John Lane Company and Frank Norris, cites Misie Melba on women's vote and home, previews Judge Robert Grant's The Chippendales, and notes The King of Arcadia by Franela Lynde. It reflects on letters of the Brontes and Lady Ritchie, and Thackeray's presence in social scenes.
A historical theater note describes a famed stage illusion in Anna Karenina using a running train model. Creative engineering combined spinning black bands with lighted car tops, compressed air whistles, and a coordinated ensemble to simulate a real locomotive. The effect culminates as the train “crashes” and the heroine’s fate is revealed, inspiring audiences anew.
United States Consul General Rublee reports Vienna will offer a five week course in four districts to help children who stutter. Classes meet two hours daily, with strict silence at home for four hours. Parents must support progress, avoid doubt, and ensure monthly follow ups to gauge lasting improvements.
A distinguished oculist advises a New York woman with weak eyes to daily look from a high roof for half an hour. He argues long distance gazing strengthens eyes more than glasses, suggesting daily sights across the Hudson to exercise vision.
A reader observes that a preacher is almost always a great man to shake hands with, highlighting the preacher’s approachable and cordial nature in social encounters.
The article praises Queen Alexandra for kindness shown in two anecdotes from her household. She visits a hospital bedside and asks a girl about her home, replies with wit, and comforts elderly patients. She greets each cot with care, telling them to lie down and asking about their cushions.
A Baltimore American item hints at a play by a young author and a manager debating its drawing power. The author notes uncertainty about whether the work will fill houses each time it is mounted, suggesting mixed audience appeal.
A Washington Star item notes a social reception where Mr Meekton enjoyed the lively chatter and jokes about his wife Henrietta. A playful aside states the first to discover a new tooth in a baby’s mouth earns a new dress, reflecting light social whimsy.
A collection of light jokes and quizzes in dialogue form. Includes lines about women’s sleeves and the funny bone, misheard homophones, restless child tales, and a series of child riddles about zones, temperatures, and milk sourness.
Traveler Burton Holmes recalls rural Blue Ridge speech in North Carolina where locals judge distance by phrases like ez far ez yer kin see and two whoops on a sight. The anecdote contrasts local terms with the mile, league, and knot, illustrating linguistic quirks.
The passage observes a kicker who is often proud of his own disagreeableness, highlighting a social trait that stands out in behavior. It notes how this persona tends to resist conformity and embraces an abrasive charm.
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